<p>The Eddington
Transport Study
The case for action:
Sir Rod Eddington’s
advice to Government
£13.50
December 2006
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FO R E W O R D
TH E ED D I N GT O N TR A N S P O RT ST U DY: TH E C A S E F O R AC T I O N
Dear Chancellor and Secretary of State,
I was asked to advise the Government on the long-term links between transport and the UK’s
economic productivity, growth and stability, within the context of the Government’s
commitment to sustainable development. I am pleased to present to you my report –
Transport’s role in sustaining the UK’s prod